What am I???

[Craig52]

Case,i don't understand what you are talking about. Craig

[SamDavis]

Photo taken yesterday morning, in the Cumbungi growing around the edge of a little stock dam. I could hear the chickens begging, so thought I would try and find the nest and take a photo for 'What am I'. Sorry for butting in.

Got me stumped Willy.

LBJ?

Updated pictures of the plants flowering from the first post in this thread...

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[willy]

All you need to do Sam is harvest that now, snap freeze it and sell frozen Niger seed.

[casehulsebosch]

Bird etiquette:

http://birdlife.org.au/documents/POL-Et ... elines.pdf


cheers, Case

[Craig52]

Bird etiquette:

http://birdlife.org.au/documents/POL-Et ... elines.pdf


cheers, Case

Fair enough Case. Craig

[iaos]

Sorry for going off topic.

I agree with the principles of ethical birding, especially by photographers, however I would hardly describe an opportunistic one off photo by a non-birding photographer as unethical.

Back on topic. I can't think of any cup nesters that would have blue nestlings.

Cheers Ian

[willy]

I think a situation like mine is a little different to the situations outlined in the guidelines by Birdlife. I understand the reasons for the guidelines, as a tour operator with 20 plus bird watchers has a potential impact on any environment. As I go about my daily activities on my farm I come across all sorts of interesting things. As a bird loving(and cat hating, nothing gives me more pleasure than taking care of any cat situations I come across) farmer I am always seeing interesting bird things. Last spring for example, just off the corner of a road on the farm a pair of Black fronted Dotterels nested, every time I drove past they would give the threatening display. One morning they were gone, the next day along the side of the channel not too far away there the proud parents were with 3 chickens. From then until they could fly I would often pick one of them up to show my kids and all three of them survived until they left the parents. I understand you can't do this sort of thing in a public place. The little dam where I found the nest yesterday is frequented by untold numbers of grey kangaroos, 60 emus, I counted the mob today and some pigs. I don't reckon my 30 second climb through the bullrushes would have any more impact on the nesting pair than the plethora of animals there throughout the day. I have regularly heard the bird in question but they are hard to see, so when I heard the sound of chickens I was extra keen to have a look. I also knew the photo would be good for this topic.
Back to the topic, Ian it must be the feather sheaths that give the chickens the blue colour. Bullrushes, or similar plants are their only home.

[iaos]

Reed warbler?

[willy]

Correct Ian.

[iaos]

With my photographic skills live birds are a little difficult.

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